EPISODE · Jun 5, 2024 · 21 MIN
39 / Single occupancy vehicles, heavier cars, & transportation inefficiency.
from good traffic. · host Brad Biehl
Musing from recent neighborhood walks. Notably: counting single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) entering and exiting the city during rush hour. Surely, some of these are coming from — and going to — similar areas of the metro. There has to be a better way. And, they're all driving increasingly-large SUVs, too. Bigger, heavier cars. More inefficient, wasted space. There is much we can glean from a basic neighborhood wander. This is one such observation; what is one of yours? We discuss: 00:00 Observations from neighborhood walks, amongst rush hour commuters. 04:27 The inefficiency of single occupancy vehicles. 11:28 The exploding popularity of larger vehicles in the U.S. (SUVs, trucks, etc.). 16:44 More on inefficiencies in American cities. 21:30 What have you noticed in your neighborhood? For context: U.S. commuter data (via CSIS). Market share by vehicle type, 1975-2021 (via Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan). Cost of empty airline seats (via Forbes). Most popular vehicle type in each state (via iSeeCars).
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Musing from recent neighborhood walks. Notably: counting single occupancy vehicles (SOVs) entering and exiting the city during rush hour. Surely, some of these are coming from — and going to — similar areas of the metro. There has to be a better way. And, they're all driving increasingly-large SUVs, too. Bigger, heavier cars. More inefficient, wasted space. There is much we can glean from a basic neighborhood wander. This is one such observation; what is one of yours? We discuss: 00:00 Observations from neighborhood walks, amongst rush hour commuters. 04:27 The inefficiency of single occupancy vehicles. 11:28 The exploding popularity of larger vehicles in the U.S. (SUVs, trucks, etc.). 16:44 More on inefficiencies in American cities. 21:30 What have you noticed in your neighborhood? For context: U.S. commuter data (via CSIS). Market share by vehicle type, 1975-2021 (via Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan). Cost of empty airline seats (via Forbes). Most popular vehicle type in each state (via iSeeCars).
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39 / Single occupancy vehicles, heavier cars, & transportation inefficiency.
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